The Paint Thread...

[Laguna7]

^^^^^

[TypeG]

For heaven's sake, stop writing about "apperance" already!





Car Hire Mexico
- Car Hire San Francisco

how bout you write something then. later.

[Laguna7]

^^^^^ The Man Himself making ANOTHER guest apperance...

[TypeG]

LOL. good thread Ryan. a friend asked me how much paint he should buy to paint his car and i just linked him to this thread. later.

[maroonaccord2.2]

Materials for bodywork/primer/paint

[maroonaccord2.2]

Hmmmm, I figured this thread would have been stickied by now...... The base and clear are done, and I am very happy with the results....

PPG Silver Arrow base coat, and thinner

Silver base coat thinned 1:1.5 (tack coat, and two generous coats for even coverage)



DC3000 High Velocity Clear coat and low-temp activator 55-65 F mixed at a 4:1 ratio (tack coat, and then I piled it on.....being the front, it needs good coverage) I waited about 5 minutes in between coats per PPG specs at 65 degrees F.







Sharpe-Platinum HVLP

[TypeG]

maroon, where's your respirater? LOL. later.

[maroonaccord2.2]

Well, ha! I do have one, but my shop is 1200 squ feet, the garage door is open, and the fans are on so.... little or no concentration. Trust me, I use my charcoal respirator whenever it's applicable. Funny enough, I had no suicide bugs during the base or clear application. LOL

Did you know that if you do not seal the filters up when not in use they are always degrating? In other words they are filtering whether you are wearing the thing or not!!

[aznkid.com]

project's looking pretty sweet!

[maroonaccord2.2]

project's looking pretty sweet!

Thanks man, I appreciate that.... I'll post pics of it back on the car next.

[maroonaccord2.2]

Put a fork in me, I'm done!! Paint is solid, and now the bodywork is back on the car.


Pic with my CB for good measure....

[aznkid.com]

not a fan of the bumper, but kudos on the amazing final outcome!

[zipcreature]

Good basic info. My brother painted out Volkswagen Bug 1969 White, for his senior project. He used the single step paint; clear and paint mixed.

- Zipcreature

[Sobeman81]

Put a fork in me, I'm done!! Paint is solid, and now the bodywork is back on the car.


Pic with my CB for good measure....

man that's good shit..all u lucky people with big garage's...i'll have a garage one day..full service garage too.. so ..i wish i knew bodywork..i'm gonna start doing it..see where it takes me..pe@ce

[flacopower]

does anyone have experience with painting the plastics off a street bike??